Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

TEN THINGS YOU DIDN”T KNOW ABOUT A RESTAURANT. There is a long history of how kitchens and restaurants are structured. Although executed at different levels – this structure is something that all those whom work in restaurants can depend and lean on. An organizational structure that attempts to keep things under control.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 15, 2021

Sure, I know how much the restaurant/foodservice industry is suffering and how many operations are shutting their doors as a result of avoiding decades of challenges brought to a head by the pandemic, but believe me when I say that this will change. Just as the restaurant industry evolves, so too must the industry of education.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest. Somewhere in our internal job description is a desire, and even a need to build an environment of WOW! Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 23, 2023

If it’s your time and you’re ready then make it happen, find your spot, push for the job, step up and show them what you’ve got. The chef must be able to speak the language, build the palate, and understand how this relationship works. Is there breadth to your understanding of cooking, cooking techniques, and ingredients?

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s a job” is a common response to “How are things at your place of employment”, generally meaning that it is what it is – a means to a paycheck and that’s it. It’s a job” is a common response to “How are things at your place of employment”, generally meaning that it is what it is – a means to a paycheck and that’s it.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

Identifying problems has never been a challenge in the restaurant industry – there are many. Let’s look for a moment at one of those problems (challenges) and apply these three steps: PROBLEM: The restaurant industry, universally, is having an impossible time trying to find competent, committed individuals to work in all positions.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 10, 2022

I’m not sure who decided that this declaration be made, but for those of us in the restaurant business – it is so appropriate. We grumble and curse, we step up the pace and show our anger on our face, but we get by. We dig in an get by. How beautiful is a kitchen that sparkles? I rest my case.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Some restaurants can operate efficiently with a staff of 10 or less, while others might require more than 50. Some restaurants can operate efficiently with a staff of 10 or less, while others might require more than 50. An operation with one restaurant outlet is far different than one with several.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

It is apparent in the classroom, the local grocery store, your doctor’s office, the gym where you work out, car dealerships, airports, subways, hotels, and yes – restaurants. In other words – when a restaurant is not working as it should, start by looking at leadership and how they approach the business and the people within.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It seems to me that this is where we are with our decisions about restaurant operation. We have debated this issue for the past two years and the only solutions that most restaurant operators have come up with are to cut services and keep raising wages. The fact of the matter was that the job was horrible.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2021

Throughout history there are countless examples of those who ignore or seem paralyzed by the need to change as their industries or specific job descriptions evolve. will have the upper hand when it comes to securing those prime job opportunities. [] SOCIAL MEDIA SAVVY. It is always safe to say: “things change”.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

How many times has the job been referred to as “flipping hamburgers” or working in a “greasy spoon”? How wrong they are, how uninformed, how misleading to those who might find a perfect place to build a terrific career, and how insulting they are to one of the most significant, and impactful careers.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

It is the team behind the chef that makes a successful restaurant; it is the team that executes the chef’s vision; and it is the team’s focus that allows the chef’s cost consciousness to result in a financially successful operation. Every restaurant, of every level is finding it increasingly difficult to build a team with lasting power.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 29, 2024

So, when others invest so much time in bashing the field, restaurant life, owners and even customers, I get incredibly irritated. Who wants to hear about all the great things that we experienced working in the restaurant business? Who wants the family heirlooms?” “Who

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

For additional resources, click COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Second Course and MRM Restaurant Survival Guide, Part Three and What’s Next?: MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Finding that perfect person for the job is one of the more important tasks of the chef in a property. There can occasionally be room for a creative dish or two, but when it comes to breakfast – most restaurant guests are looking for well-executed familiarity. When the order is placed the cooking is almost instantaneous. .

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Culinary Cues

MAY 5, 2021

My question to you is, how will management of Restaurants, Clubs and Hotels try to provide a sense of balance and wellbeing for the chefs who have the history of working from dawn until well into the night, six and sometimes seven days a week. “My I thought you would be a great colleague to ask.”. Is there truth to this?

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

How you play the game in the process of winning is critical, as is the sportsmanship that allows people to get past defeat with honor and grace while taking the time to positively recognize those who administered that defeat. Create a Team Built to Win. Well-run organizations – in this case a kitchen, are built to win.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 8, 2020

If you have been cooking at a professional level, if you have always been driven towards doing things right and have shunned mediocrity, and if you have approached your job in the kitchen with passion and commitment, then answering these questions can be straight forward. “I I have spent years in the kitchen and now I am without a job.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

It sounds nice to espouse the cliche: “It’s not whether you win or lose that matters, it’s how you play the game”, but if how you play the game leads to losing – there is little inspiration in the noble approach. Okay, so maybe how we define winning needs to evolve. But then we need to more clearly define the word “satisfied”.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 20, 2021

I was thinking the other day how we may be taking away from the opportunities that the school of hard knocks provides. Don’t think for a minute that how to mop is an innate process – you must be taught. Some from each group have been (are) quite successful while others stumble along not quite sure what steps to take next.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We started the Restaurant Growth Podcast in 2021 to provide a platform for the best and brightest minds in the restaurant and hospitality industry. From big, important ideas to use-today tactics, here are the best takeaways we heard on Season One of the Restaurant Growth Podcast. Restaurant owners do so much.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2022

Ah, but getting a part-time job with a paycheck was a good start. I managed to land a weekend job at a local diner as a dishwasher. Little did I know at the time that this was a lifelong attribute, something that every employer would relish in a job candidate. The answer was YES on both counts. I was ready to rock.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Yes, I have been preaching the need for change in restaurants. Changing how we view our concepts, menus, pricing structure, our staff, marketing, and the list goes on has never been more critical. What I have witnessed is a lack of RESPECT, or maybe even more significantly, a lack of understanding about the reason for paying respect.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. How can we function? “How How can we function? How will we be able to pay our bills if we can’t go in to work? How will we work if we can’t interact?” Let’s find ways to work remotely”.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 15, 2022

Are you a restaurant owner looking for question to ask potential candidates? Check out this blog and video on the top 9 interview questions to ask as an owner. There are a lot of jobs available in the restaurant industry. Restaurant Interview Questions and Answers [PDF]. How to Answer. Table of Contents.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 9, 2021

I hear this statement every day and receive countless calls from restaurant operators pleading for help finding employees to fill their vacant roles. You bet and it is crushing the restaurant industry just as much as the pandemic has. I don’t believe this statement for one minute. Is there a labor shortage? I don’t think so.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

The restaurant industry continues to be devastated – not just as a result of the pandemic but because the pandemic brought underlying issues to the surface. The glory days of the restaurant industry have been laid to rest and they may never return to any semblance of normalcy. How will we react?” What if……happens?

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Push it out, how many covers, lock, and load, finish strong, over the hump, wrap it up: this the language of the kitchen during service, these are the timestamps like the number of quarters in a football game or innings in baseball. How do you feel about that plate?” When all is said and done, we can wipe our brows and sigh in relief.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In other words – patience and persistence – it takes time to build the skills and knowledge necessary to get to your destination. Maybe you picked up quickly on the restaurant menu and what was demanded of your station on the line, or as a second semester student you are feeling underchallenged and certain that you can handle anything.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

To get to where they were in that moment took everything they had and now was the time when they should not only relish the feeling of accomplishment, but also not let down their teammates, their coaching staff, the fans, or themselves. It took a lot for you to get to this point. This is where you are right now. Here you go!

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

How eager are you to reach that position of chef? Now, let’s get down to the details. Treat the job as something enormously important and the uniform as a symbol of everything that is good about the profession. Are you hungry enough to do what you need to do, to build a plan and stick with it?

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

From my experience, it is difficult to experience a dinner for two in a moderate full-service, independent restaurant for less than $120 without gratuity. Those family-owned restaurants in your town are the lifeblood of the community. How, in this case with restaurants, do these operators find a way to financial success?

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

With more than one million restaurants in the US we can flip a coin and hope for the great, will likely step through the doors of good, and far too often settle into the mediocre. I can’t get my arms around why people go into business without the drive to be great. I wonder why this is the case. Plain and simple.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Take the time to think about it: This is a profile of the restaurant business that gets lost in all the negative press. [] SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER. Take the time to think about it: This is a profile of the restaurant business that gets lost in all the negative press. [] SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER. In 2021, there were 14.5

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Is it culinary school, working in well-known restaurants, finding an established chef to mentor them, or is it something else entirely? So where will you get exposure to much, if not all of that? But, if this is not in the cards for you, then there are other ways to get to that end.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 18, 2021

How we go about making those decisions is the real question. Buying a home without researching what is available, how that location fits your life situation, and how you will manage paying for that home can weigh heavy on your shoulders. In other words those who understand what they are getting into vs. those who don’t.

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